40 Christmas Classics

~ Release by Andy Williams (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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▼Digital Media 1
#TitleRatingLength
1The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
2:32
2Sweet Little Jesus Boy
arranger:
Robert Mersey
cover recording of:
Sweet Little Jesus Boy
lyricist and composer:
Robert MacGimsey
publisher:
Carl Fischer LLC
3:17
3O Holy Night
arranger:
Robert Mersey
recording of:
O Holy Night
lyricist:
John Sullivan Dwight (in 1855)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (composer) (in 1847)
translated version of:
Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”)
3:23
4Silent Night, Holy Night
vocals:
Andy Williams (US pop/jazz vocalist) (in 1963)
arranger:
George Wyle
recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation) (in 1963)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
2:16
5The Little Drummer Boy
vocals:
Andy Williams (US pop/jazz vocalist) (in 1963)
arranger:
Robert Mersey
recording of:
Carol of the Drum (aka “The Little Drummer Boy”) (in 1963)
lyricist and composer:
Katherine K. Davis (in 1941)
additional composer:
Henry Onorati (in 1958) and Harry Simeone (in 1958)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated), International Korwin Corp., Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp. (in 1955) and Mills Music, Inc. (in 1964)
is based on:
Trad. (traditional Czech carol, became “Carol of the Drums”)
lyrics quoted on:
Drummer Boy
part of:
Psalty's Family Christmas Sing-A-Long
2:15
6Away in a Manger
arranger:
Robert Mersey
cover recording of:
Away in a Manger (Mueller variation)
additional lyricist:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (in 1892)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (Special Purpose Artist)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Carl Mueller and James Ramsey Murray (in 1885)
2:52
7Kay Thompson’s Jingle Bells
arranger:
Johnny Mandel (American composer and arranger)
cover recording of:
Kay Thompson's Jingle Bells
writer:
Kay Thompson
arrangement of:
Jingle Bells
2:04
8Happy Holiday / The Holiday Season
arranger:
Marty Paich
medley including a recording of:
Happy Holiday
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Corp., Warner Chappell Ltd., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
medley including a recording of:
Holiday Season
lyricist and composer:
Kay Thompson
publisher:
Barnaby Music Corp.
32:38
9It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
lead vocals:
Andy Williams (US pop/jazz vocalist) (in 1972)
vocals:
Andy Williams (US pop/jazz vocalist) (in 1972)
arranger:
Johnny Mandel (American composer and arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 - Oct 1, 2008) (in 1963) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1963)
recording of:
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (in 1972)
writer:
Eddie Pola and George Wyle
publisher:
Barnaby Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), EMI Songs Ltd. and ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
32:32
10A Song and a Christmas Tree (The Twelve Days of Christmas)
vocals:
Andy Williams (US pop/jazz vocalist)
arranger:
George Wyle
recording of:
Song and a Christmas Tree
lyricist and arranger:
George Wyle
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
version of:
The Twelve Days of Christmas
3:56
11The First Noël
arranger:
Robert Mersey
cover recording of:
The First Noël
publisher:
William B. Sandys (in 1823, in 1833)
additional lyricist:
Davies Gilbert (in 1823)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
additional arranger:
Sir John Stainer (in 1871)
arranger:
Davies Gilbert (in 1823)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 36)
version of:
The First Nowell
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 film)
3:08
12White Christmas
lead vocals:
Andy Williams (US pop/jazz vocalist)
vocals:
Andy Williams (US pop/jazz vocalist) (in 1963)
arranger:
Robert Mersey
recording of:
White Christmas (in 1963)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (from 1938 until 1940)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Irving Berlin Music Corp., Williamson Music Company and Irving Berlin Music Company (from 1940 to present)
sub-publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 15)
2:30
13Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
vocals:
Andy Williams (US pop/jazz vocalist) (until 1972)
conductor:
Robert Mersey
arranger:
Robert Mersey
recording of:
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (until 1972)
writer:
Ralph Blane (in 1943) and Hugh Martin (in 1943)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Leo Feist, Inc.
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 film)
3:23
14Winter Wonderland
conductor:
Robert Mersey
arranger:
Robert Mersey
recording of:
Winter Wonderland
lyricist:
Richard B. Smith (wrote lyrics to “Winter Wonderland”)
composer:
Felix Bernard
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Francis, Day & Hunter, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
2:10
15Silver Bells
vocals:
Andy Williams (US pop/jazz vocalist) (in 1965)
conductor:
Robert Mersey
arranger:
Robert Mersey
recording of:
Silver Bells (in 1965)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Evans (US lyricist) and Jay Livingston
publisher:
Famous Music (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Famous Music Publishing Limited, Jay Livingston Music Inc., Paramount Music Corporation and Sony/ATV Harmony (in 1950)
3:08
16Mary’s Little Boy Child
conductor:
Robert Mersey
arranger:
Robert Mersey
recording of:
Mary’s Boy Child
lyricist and composer:
Jester Hairston
publisher:
Bourne Music Ltd.
3:52
17Some Children See Him
conductor:
Robert Mersey
arranger:
Robert Mersey
recording of:
Some Children See Him
lyricist:
Wihla Hutson
composer:
Alfred S. Burt (composer of Christmas carols)
publisher:
Hollis Music, Inc.
lyrics quoted on:
Joy To The World (Psalty's Family Christmas Sing Along - arr Rettino/Kerner)
music quoted on:
Joy To The World (Psalty's Family Christmas Sing Along - arr Rettino/Kerner)
3:21
18Do You Hear What I Hear?
conductor:
Robert Mersey
arranger:
Robert Mersey
recording of:
Do You Hear What I Hear?
lyricist:
Noël Regney (in 1962)
composer:
Gloria Shayne Baker (in 1962)
publisher:
Blue Ribbon Music Ltd. and Jewel Music Publishing Co., Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
lyrics quoted on:
Do You Feel What I Feel?
2:51
19Christmas Holiday
conductor:
Robert Mersey
arranger:
Bob Florence and Robert Mersey
recording of:
Christmas Holiday
lyricist and composer:
Craig Vincent Smith
1:51
20Sleigh Ride
conductor:
Robert Mersey
arranger:
Robert Mersey
recording of:
Sleigh Ride
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1950)
composer:
Leroy Anderson (until 1948-02-10)
publisher:
EMI Harmonies Limited, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and Woodbury Music (aka Woodbury Music Company)
version of:
Sleigh Ride (original instrumental version)
52:06
▼Digital Media 2
#TitleRatingLength
1Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
vocals:
Andy Williams (US pop/jazz vocalist) (in 1965)
conductor:
Robert Mersey
arranger:
Robert Mersey
recording of:
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (in 1965)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn (in 1945-07)
composer:
Jule Styne (in 1945-07)
publisher:
Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Chappell/Morris Ltd., Cherry Lane Music Ltd., Producers Music Publishing Co., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
2:16
2My Favorite Things
conductor:
Robert Mersey
arranger:
Robert Mersey
recording of:
My Favorite Things (The Sound of Music)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Williamson Music Company and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label)
music quoted on:
passion
part of:
American Splendor
part of:
The Sound of Music (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
2:25
3Little Altar Boy
conductor:
Robert Mersey
arranger:
Robert Mersey
recording of:
Little Altar Boy
writer:
Howlett Smith (American pianist, keyboardist & composer)
4:55
4The Bells of St. Mary’s
conductor:
Robert Mersey
arranger:
Robert Mersey
recording of:
The Bells of St. Mary’s
lyricist:
Douglas Furber (in 1917)
composer:
A. Emmett Adams (in 1917)
2:37
5Christmas Present
recording of:
Christmas Present (1974 song)
writer:
Larry Brown and Keats Tyler (songwriter)
2:31
6Joy to the World
vocals:
Andy Williams (US pop/jazz vocalist) (in 1974)
recording of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol) (in 1974)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer)
additional composer:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
2:49
7O Little Town of Bethlehem
2:29
8Christmas Bells
1:49
9It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
3:09
10Ave Maria
recording of:
Ave Maria (Schubert’s Ave Maria: Latin “Ave Maria” text sung to the tune of ‘Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria”’)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (Special Purpose Artist)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
arrangement of:
Ave Maria (arr. William Ross)
version of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
4:30
11O Come All Ye Faithful
2:32
12Angels We Have Heard on High
2:29
13Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
2:36
14Ave Maria
recording of:
Ave Maria (Schubert’s Ave Maria: Latin “Ave Maria” text sung to the tune of ‘Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria”’)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (Special Purpose Artist)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
arrangement of:
Ave Maria (arr. William Ross)
version of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
3:01
15What Child Is This?
cover recording of:
What Child Is This?
lyricist:
William Chatterton Dix (in 1865)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
version of:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
2:28
16I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
recording of:
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
lyricist:
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
composer:
John Baptiste Calkin (composer)
is based on:
Christmas Bells
2:48
17The Lord’s Prayer
2:41
18Ave Maria
recording of:
Ave Maria (Schubert’s Ave Maria: Latin “Ave Maria” text sung to the tune of ‘Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria”’)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (Special Purpose Artist)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
arrangement of:
Ave Maria (arr. William Ross)
version of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
4:54
19Amazing Grace
3:26
20My Sweet Lord
cover recording of:
My Sweet Lord
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
Harrisongs Ltd.
version of:
He’s So Fine
4:14

Credits

Release

phonographic copyright (℗) by:Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 2014)
purchase for download:https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/id931523979 [info]
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Release Group

Wikidata:Q110129721 [info]